Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho believes Paul Pogba may already be the world’s best midfielder, yet he thinks his goal return ensures he will struggle to challenge Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo for the top individual accolades.

Southampton impressively outplayed and outworked Watford.

West Brom 0 Southampton 0: West Brom head coach Tony Pulis has criticised Callum McManaman for diving to try to win a penalty against Southampton. Pulis felt the winger went down easily under a challenge from Matt Targett in the area.

Everton won at Southampton today, thanks to two goals from Romelu Lukaku and a strike from Ross Barkley.

Romelu Lukaku’s brace set Everton on course for an impressive first win of the season as Roberto Martinez’s side secured a surprisingly comprehensive victory at Southampton.

NEWCASTLE UNITED 2 SOUTHAMPTON 2:

Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren start for Liverpool against former club Southampton today.

QPR 0 Southampton 1: Chris Ramsey speaks to his good friend Tim Sherwood regularly but even he was unable to clarify whether the former Tottenham manager will be taking over at QPR, whose season went from bad to worse when top scorer Charlie Austin limped away from Loftus Road with an ankle injury after their fifth successive defeat.

Southampton manager Ronald Koeman insists he is still looking “down rather than up” the table, despite Saints climbing to third with a 1-0 victory at QPR today.

Team news for the 3pm Premier League games

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has called for the establishment of an independent panel to help stamp out diving and to retrospectively ban those found guilty.

It is being reported that Anthony Taylor, the referee who controversially booked Cesc Fabregas for simulation at the weekend, apologised to Chelsea manager José Mourinho for the booking.

Jose Mourinho appears likely to escape Football Association sanctions for claiming Chelsea are the victims of a clear campaign after referee Anthony Taylor booked Cesc Fabregas for diving.

Cesc Fabregas believes referee Anthony Taylor had “a bad day at the office” after booking the Chelsea midfielder for diving during Sunday’s draw at Southampton.

Jose Mourinho has claimed Chelsea are the victim of a diving campaign which is costing them Premier League points.

Southampton 1 Chelsea 1

A magical performance from Eden Hazard was not enough to inspire Chelsea to victory as Southampton held firm to secure a hard-earned point.

Sheffield United 1 Southampton 0

Arsenal 1 Southampton 2

Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez are understood to be close to linking-up with former manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham as Southampton’s summer sale continues.